Colorado PE Standards — PatioLab Lesson Planner for CO Teachers

Official Framework

Colorado Physical Education Standards

Colorado K–12 Physical Education follows the Colorado Academic Standards for Physical Education (CAS). PatioLab maps every activity in its library to these standards so you can track coverage by class throughout the school year.

Colorado CAS — at a glance

Directly aligned — Colorado's CAS maps to SHAPE America's national benchmarks with Colorado-specific grade-level expectations for grades K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12.

Official source: Colorado Academic Standards for Physical Education (CAS) ↗

PE requirement in Colorado: PE is required K–12. Elementary: 150 minutes/week. High school: districts determine credit requirements; state recommends 1 PE credit for graduation.

Standard 1

Movement Competence & Understanding

Develops and demonstrates competency in motor skills, movement patterns, and strategies needed to perform physical activities.

Standard 2

Physical Activity

Plans and maintains a physically active lifestyle.

Standard 3

Physical Fitness

Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based on continual self-assessment.

Standard 4

Social & Responsible Behavior

Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.

SHAPE America aligned

SHAPE America National PE Standards — fully covered

PatioLab tags every activity with the SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards (Standards 1–5, 2024 edition). Because Colorado's Colorado CAS is directly aligned, every activity you log in PatioLab contributes to both your state-level and national standard coverage report simultaneously.

SHAPE Standard 1

Motor Skills & Movement Patterns

The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

SHAPE Standard 2

Movement Concepts & Strategies

Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.

SHAPE Standard 3

Health-Enhancing Physical Activity

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

SHAPE Standard 4

Responsible Personal & Social Behavior

Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.

SHAPE Standard 5

Value of Physical Activity

Recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.

PatioLab for CO PE teachers

Everything you need to plan, run, and document your Colorado PE classes

Built specifically for Physical Education — not repurposed from a generic lesson planner. Every feature is designed for what actually happens on the field.

600+ ready-to-use activities

Warm-ups, drills, games, and cool-downs — each tagged with Colorado CAS standards and SHAPE America benchmarks.

Colorado CAS coverage report

Tag any activity with the exact Colorado standard it covers. PatioLab generates a per-class report you can share with your administrator.

Live timer on the field

Warm-up, main activity, cool-down — each phase timed and running from your phone. No separate timer app needed.

"On the field" mode

A clean phone screen showing the active phase, time remaining, and a Next button — so you never lose track of your class.

Tournament planner

Single-elimination bracket or round-robin league. Log scores live and standings update automatically — perfect for Field Day.

Formal lesson plan export

Generate a printable lesson plan with standard references, time allocations, and activity notes — ready for your department portfolio.

COPPA & FERPA compliant

PatioLab collects no student personal information. Class groups are identified only by a label you choose. No data-sharing agreement needed.

All your classes, all year

Unlimited groups — Elementary, Middle, High School. Each with its own standard coverage report, lesson calendar, and activity history.

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